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A Franchise Is Born: Atlanta Falcons Celebrate 60th Anniversary

On June 30, 1965, then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle approved the Atlanta Falcons and then-owner Rankin Smith Sr. to begin play in 1966, as the 15th franchise in the league.

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